This is episode 5 of the iGuideKorea podcast. In this month’s episode, we interview the CEO of More Korea and the YongPyong Mountain Bike Park, Woon-kwang Beck or simply Beck. Beck runs the only chairlift-access downhill mountain bike park in South Korea. Located at YongPyong Resort, one of the venues for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the mountain bike park had simple beginnings with only 2 major trails. Four years and lots of digging later, Beck has transformed the resort into an adventure destination. His efforts have attracted local and international attention including visits from the legendary Austrian biker, Marcus Stockl who established the world speed record at 167.6km/hr, and French slopestyle specialist Yannick Granieri. Yannick came to Yongpyong with Eurosport ahead of the 2018 Olympics and made a video at the mountain bike park (the link to the video is below). Beck is a super friendly and motivated biker who truly wants to see South Korea’s mountain biking reach its potential.
Spring is right around the corner…I promise. Yes it’s true it snowed yesterday, but I swear the season will change, the weather will get warmer, the flowers will bloom and the sun will shine. For many of my readers this time of year means the commencement of a new school year or the start of new job. Lots of new things are happening. So why not use this momentum to start new healthier habits or refresh those we’ve ignored? 
It’s the end of an era. I’m switching to Butora.
Due to the technical demise of my old website, I have reposted the Rock Climbing in South Korea Podcast. It’s a good introduction to rock climbing for those of you who are new to the country, and it’s an easy way to digest some interesting history and trivia.